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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1962

Page

9

Absent Voters Seen Reaching Record High in County

In Vinton County the absent and disabled voter ballots are expected to surge for the November 6 general election. County Clerk George E. Booth reported 650 absentee ballots cast to date, topping the 580 mark from 1960, and forecast about 4750 ballots overall with work relocations and steady family voting locales cited as key factors.

McArthur Vinton George E. Booth Board of Elections Booth

Hensler In Maneuvers

McArthur Army Pfc. Jack L. Hensler 19 son of Mr and Mrs Eidgar Hensler Jr 109 E Mill St McArthur recently participated in Fallex a large scale NATO exercise in Germany He entered the Army in September 1961 completed basic at Ft Knox and arrived overseas last February He is assigned to Troop F of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiments 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron in Kaiserslautern He is a 1961 graduate of McArthur High School

McArthur Army Jack L. Hensler Eidgar Hensler Jr E. Mill St Germany Hensler Ft. Knox 3D Armored Cavalry Regiment Kaiserslautern McArthur High School

Hamden High Names 39 On Honor Roll

Hamden High School lists 39 students on the honor roll for the first six weeks. Ninth grade honorees include Connie Salts Diane Hayden Linda Jiiden Hal Patton Linda Reasor Sharon Riley Stephanie Corbett Sherry Gregory Teresa Jones Mike Claar Saundra Little Linda Maerker Tom Riffle Jim Rice Patty Spears. Tenth graders include Linda Mae Cassill Shirley Depue Judy Frazee Bonnie Phillips Anna Marie Case Richard Halley Thomas McClaskey Vickie Montgomery John Simmons Jane Steele Mary Thacker Troy Thacker. Eleventh graders named are Mike Spears Wayne Young Shiela Ward Dollie Sirback. Twelfth grade honorees are David McKnight Carol Christian Glen Eberts Sharon McWilliams Larry Newman Carol Jones Tom Morris Keith Waters.

Shirley Depue Judy Frazee Bonnie Phillips Anna Marie Case Richard Halley Thomas McClaskey Vickie Montgomery John Simmons Janice Steele Mary Thacker Troy Thacker Mike Spears Wayne Young Shiela Ward Dollie Sirback David McKnight Carol Christian Glen Eberts Sharon McWilliams Larry Newman Carol Jones Tom Morris Keith Waters

Vinton County Court Notes on Burglary Case

State of Ohio vs. Glen Ernest of Chicago charged with burglary of Ivan W. Miller’s general store at Orland on July 4 1961. Ernest released from Mansfield Reformatory and arraigned before Judge C W Smith. He received a three year probation conditioned on vacating Vinton County.

State of Ohio Glen Ernest Chicago Mansfield Reformatory C. W. Smith John L. Beckley Ivan W. Miller Orland Ernest Vinton County

Renovations Begin at Lake Hope CCC Building

Renovations are under way at Lake Hope starting winter with an old CCC building being remodeled as a warehouse for district supplies. Tar Hollow improvements include lowering water levels replacing sand and extending waterlines for the camping area. A baby named Matthew Harlan was born Oct 29 to Mr and Mrs H ler Jeffers at Chillicothe City Hospital. County Commissioners will meet Monday instead of Election Day Tuesday.

Board of Elections Booth Memorial Building N. Market St Vinton County Wilkesville Corporation Wilkesville East Wilton South School Loretta Saylor Margaret Hulbert McArthur Lake Hope S. I. Bastian Ohio Division of Parks CCC Tar Hollow

Marriage Licenses Noted for Four Couples in 1962

The Messenger records four marriage license holders: Victor Vernon Chaney 21 laborer of Chillicothe Route 8 and Juanita Starr Sterling 22 of Allensville. Duane Allen Butcher 20 Wilkesville and Wanda Jean Wiseman 18 Wilkesville clerks. The item cites historical note about Constantine and an obelisk in Rome.

Victor Vernon Chaney Chillicothe Juanita Starr Sterling Allensville Cashier Duane Allen Butcher Wilkesville U. S. Air Force Wanda Jean Wiseman the Messenger Athens Ohio Constantine the Great Rome Circus Maximus

Cuban crisis spurs Vinton County Navy enlistments

Eight Vinton County youths signaled their intent to join the Navy as enlistment applications move through the Chillicothe recruiting office. Guy Waldron, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Waldron of McArthur Route 2, volunteered for the November 13 draft call.

Vinton County Navy Chillicothe Helen Morrison Guy Waldron John Waldron McArthur

Deer Hunt Returns With Four Deer From Colorado

A McArthur party from Vinton County returned with four deer after a week in the Colorado mountains. Arch Herron of McArthur led the group with a 103 pound doe and another deer. Oscar Climer of Dundas took two smaller deer and Lee Herron of Pico Rivera California with his father also claimed two deer. The local total included one buck and three does weighing 320 pounds.

McArthur Vinton County Colorado Mountains Arch Herron Oscar Climer Dundas Lee Herron Pico Rivera Calif Herron Climer

Porter By Garnet Russell Porter-Sherm Kemper in Columbus

Porter Garnet Russell Porter Sherm Kemper are visiting Columbus with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ward. Thelma Denney visited with Garnet Russell and Betty. Mrs. Thurman Denney returned home after a week with Harry Ruff in Kansas City.

Porter Sherm Kemper Columbus Stanley Ward Clovis Eblin Sandra Garnet Russell Betty Charlie Eblin Waterloo Charles Russell Cathy Joe Vance Thelma Denney Thurman Denney Harry Ruff Kansas City

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